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BEST PRACTICE AWARDS 2006-2016
Commonwealth Council on Aging
• Beth Barber
• Mitchell Davis
• David Farnum
• Valerie Scott Price
• Roberto Quiñones
• Vernon Wildy
• Richard Lindsay, Chair
• 2 Expert Outside Reviewers
Best Practices Committee
• The Best Practices Awards Program is designed to identify and recognize unique programs of excellence.
• The awards support programs and services that assist older adults to age in the community.
• The awards recognize creativity in services that foster "Livable Communities" and "Home and Community Based Supports.”
• These programs may be sponsored by providers of aging services including non-profit organizations, universities, faith organizations, and local governments.
• Applications may be submitted by single organizations or a partnership including any combination of the above.
• Previous winners who have received honorable mention in a prior year without a cash award may resubmit an application or be nominated by another.
• The Council disseminates information on the award winning programs throughout the Commonwealth to encourage the replication of these model programs.
• The Council wishes to congratulate award recipients and thank all current and former Best Practices Committee members as we mark the 10th anniversary in 2016 of the Best Practices Awards Program.
• Thank you to Dominion Resources for their annual funding of the cash prizes since 2013.
Best Practice Awards
Community
Need and
Impact
Promotion of
Aging in the
Community
Quality
Innovation
Inclusiveness
Goal Outcom
es
Evaluation
Cost Effectiveness and Sustainab
ility
Potential for
Replication
Programs are judged in seven categories that include innovation, cost-effectiveness, ease of replication, and their impact on the quality of life of older Virginians, caregivers and family members.
Best Practices 2016 Awardees
FIRST PLACE
“You Can! Live Well, Virginia!” of Senior Connections, the Capital Area Agency on Aging, provides a program in the Greater Richmond region modeled after Stanford University’s evidence-based Chronic Disease Self-Management Program to offenders in partnership with the Virginia Department of Corrections.
Best Practices 2016 Awardees
SECOND PLACE
Southern Area Agency on Aging’s Miles 4 Vets is a door-to-door, wheelchair accessible, free transportation service for senior and disabled veterans in the Martinsville, Henry County and Franklin County areas.
Best Practices 2016 Awardees
THIRD PLACE
Faith Works Home Repair is a collaborative effort involving the faith community and the area agency on aging, Mountain Empire Older Citizens (MEOC), to address greatly needed home repairs and modifications for low-income older people.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Seniors Giving Back to Community, a program of the Burke/West Springfield Senior Center Without Walls, which provides senior health programs in the Springfield District, the only district without a permanent senior center in Fairfax County.
The Adults Plus Counseling of Family Services of Roanoke Valley, a program that offers mental health counseling, case management, including financial management assistance and educational services, to couples or individuals aged 55+, their families and caregivers.
The Richmond Health and Wellness Program, a partnership with housing communities and other service organizations, which provides health and wellness promotion and care coordination services to low-income older and disabled adults at their place of living. Partners include Dominion Place, the Better Housing Coalition, Virginia Commonwealth University and Richmond Redevelopment Housing Authority.
Questions?
Contact Amy Marschean
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
